When a demon lives within you, love is a vulnerability you can't afford.
The deep Maine forests are Mathias's sanctuary, a place to bury the bodies of the villains he hunts. His refuge is shattered when the police discover the body of a woman near his dumping ground, throat slashed, drained of blood...but she isn't his victim. Someone knows his darkest secrets and will stop at nothing to unveil them to the world.
Adding to his problems, Michelle Jerome comes to town and begs Mathias to help clear her father's name. The demon hardly reacts to her blood, filling Mathias with fresh hope for his greatest desire—a normal existence. If only normal were possible.
Her presence upends his life, creating problems at work and drawing dangerous attention from the press. His prime suspect slips through his fingers. A bomb rocks downtown. Above all, his feelings for Michelle crack his keen self-control. No one around him is safe, and Mathias himself may be their worst threat.